[Bug 37120] Re: rt2500 driver does not implement wireless extensions correctly

[Andrew Jorgensen]

Let me clarify:

rt2500 (note the 5) is the old driver which does not support the
wireless extensions and which is included in Ubuntu.  It is the driver
in question here which is causing people grief.  It is not being
actively developed because all efforts are going into completing the new
driver.

rt2x00 (note the x) is the new driver which is not yet completed and is
largely unusable at the moment (YMMV).  It is being very actively
developed and will surely implement the wireless extensions correctly
when it becomes stable.  The developers are working closely with
upstream (kernel) and you will see the driver show up in the main kernel
when it is ready.  There's a good chance you won't see it in Ubuntu for
another year.

I have no knowledge as to how much work it would take to implement the
extensions in the rt2500 (old) driver but I am reasonably sure that the
patch will be gratefully accepted upstream if it is complete and of good
quality.

My personal opinion is that it would be worth while for someone to
implement the wireless extensions in the old driver.  I'm biased though
because I use several RT2500s and because I am pessimistic about the
time it may take for the new driver to be completed.  I could be wrong.

I recall a complaint on planet.gnome.org some time ago about another
driver that was missing WEXT which was answered almost immediately by a
hacker posting a patch for it.  I'll bet if the SABDFL said that it
should be done it would take one of his excellent kernel hackers less
than a week to get it working.

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rt2500 driver does not implement wireless extensions correctly
https://bugs.launchpad.net/bugs/37120
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